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Crackdown on Moscow Protesters Begins the Fight for Russia's Future

Tikhon Dzyadko, openDemocracy.net. March 7, 2012.

Vladimir Putin, fresh off winning an election tainted by fraud allegations, will give no concessions to the Russian opposition.

Vladimir Putin's World is Falling Apart

Masha Gessen, Comment Is Free. December 26, 2011.

The Russian media has lost its fear of Putin's authoritarian regime. History tells us the end must be nigh.

Russia's New Decemberists Gear Up for Massive Dec. 24 Protests

Natalia Antonova, AlterNet. December 21, 2011.

Widespread claims of election fraud and institutionalized corruption in Russia have inspired the biggest opposition protests in two decades.

The Very Different "Occupations" That Led to 2011's Global Uprising

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. December 18, 2011.

The protests around the world this year were preceded, in the last twenty years, by some very different kinds of occupations.

50,000 Demonstrate Against Putin's Election in Russia; Leaders Try to Calm Anger as More Rallies Planned

Miriam Elder, The Guardian. December 12, 2011.

The prime minister's spokesman says Kremlin will listen to protesters, while President Medvedev promises investigation into disputed election result.

Why the Syrian Regime Won't Fall

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. August 12, 2011.

Despite saber-rattling and threats from across the planet, conditions are far from ripe for overthrow.

The Living Dead: Why Thousands of Russian Addicts Are Rotting to Death

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. June 24, 2011.

There is a new drug in Russia, and addicts are using it until their skin falls off.

More to Syria Than Meets the Eye -- Major Power Battle Between Kremlin and US Underway, And the Stakes Are High

M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times. June 14, 2011.

With Saudi, Israeli and Turkish interests aligning against it, the Kremlin seems in deep water -- could it lose its last naval base in the Mediterranean?

Russia's Anti-Choice Movement Begins to Mimic America's

Merle Hoffman, RH Reality Check. June 13, 2011.

Russia's anti-choice campaign touting the protection of "life" is a smoke screen for State/Church philosophies insuring power and control over women's bodies.

India Gathers Military Might

Peter Custers, IPS News. January 21, 2011.

Delhi’s recent foreign military and nuclear orders appears quite unprecedented. And it would be wrong to leave it at this, and fail to notice other peculiar coincidences.

The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have America's Money

Stephen S. Cohen, J. Bradford DeLong, Basic Books. February 11, 2010.

America finds itself cash poor, and to a great extent, power follows money. A new book explores the grave consequences this loss will have for America's place in the world.

Neocons Must Be Pissed; China and Russia Are Getting the Sweet Oil Deals in Iraq

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. December 17, 2009.

Cheney and Rumsfeld's script was never supposed to develop like this. Instead of US Big Oil getting the lion's share in Iraq, its top competitors turned out to be big winners.

Will Copenhagen Lead to Radical Climate Experiments?

Will Copenhagen Lead to Radical Climate Experiments?

Chris Mooney, Mother Jones Online. December 15, 2009.

If the summit fails, controversial geo-engineering projects may get a boost.

Tea Partiers' New Hero: Ex-KGB Agent Who Thinks U.S. Will Collapse Next Year

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. November 9, 2009.

Igor Panarin warns that the U.S. will splinter into separate states controlled by foreign powers in 2010. Conservative activists think he may be on to something.

Hillary Clinton Gives "Shameless Pitch" for Crooked Corporation in Russia

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. October 19, 2009.

Boeing is the third largest U.S. government contractor, with some $24 billion in annual federal contracts. It is also a major recidivist corporate crook.

Secret Plan to Ditch the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Uncovered

Secret Plan to Ditch the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Uncovered

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 6, 2009.

Arab states have launched a secret plan with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.

Was It

Was It "Pirates" or Israeli Intelligence That Intercepted a Ship Loaded with Russian Defense Missiles?

Richard Silverstein, Tikun Olam. September 15, 2009.

Russian and Israeli sources say the cargo ship Arctic Sea was carrying Russia's most sophisticated air-defense system system, which could protect Iranian facilities from attack.

Why Did GQ Spike Its Putin Expose?

Why Did GQ Spike Its Putin Expose?

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. September 8, 2009.

The magazine buried it in the U.S. issue and ditched it completely for the Russian edition.

Obama Is Leading the U.S. Into a Hellish Quagmire

Obama Is Leading the U.S. Into a Hellish Quagmire

Mark Ames, AlterNet. September 3, 2009.

Obama is doubling down in Afghanistan with more troops deployed now than the Soviets ever had, at a time when public support for it is sinking like a rock.

Nazi Winnie the Pooh Banned in Russia

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. August 25, 2009.

And you thought our terrorist watch-list was a joke.

How Iran's Nuclear Power Play Can Change Global Politics

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. July 28, 2009.

A nuclear Iran would inevitably turbo-charge a new, emerging multipolar world; one where the U.S. won't be relied on to control Mideast oil.

2009 Journalist Deaths Rise in Media 'Bloodbath'

Agence France Presse July 23, 2009.

Fifty-nine journalists have been killed around the world so far this year, in an alarming rise from 2008 that has become a "bloodbath" of the media, a watchdog said Thursday.

'Not Too Late' For North Korea to Return to Talks: U.S. Envoy

Agence France Presse July 17, 2009.


Pipeline-Istan: Everything You Need to Know About Oil, Gas, Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan and Obama

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. May 13, 2009.

Nothing of significance takes place in Eurasia without an energy angle.

Iraq to Purchase 2,000 Russian Tanks

AzzamanJanuary 15, 2009.

The size of the deal, a bid to boost the Iraqi army's combat readiness, makes it one of the largest ever signed in the Middle East.

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